A cancer survivor herself, Manisha reacted to the news and said: "I can say only one thing that there is a way out. One should not give up because there is treatment available to this disease. I am sure he will come out of it as winner and I will pray to god that he comes out of it as a winner."

The actress was interacting with at her book launch titled "Healed" along with celebrated names like Mahesh Bhatt, Anupam Kher, Imtiaz Ali, Amruta Fadnavis, Deepti Naval, Rekha and Dia Mirza Tuesday here.

Talking about journey overcoming deadly disease like cancer, Manisha said: "I feel it was a kind of gift for me from life. Whenever we face any difficulties, we get upset about it but I feel difficulties comes in our life to teach us something that we didn't knew about ourselves. It gives something good in return.

Anti-Carcinogenic Herbs & Spices

3 Feb, 2018

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has been undergoing treatment in New York after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer.
While one can never be sure what can trigger the onset of this deadly disease, it is important to take necessary precautions to stay safe. There are certain food items that have anti-carcinogenic properties, and can help in keeping cancer at bay.
These herbs and spices from your kitchen cabinet can boost your immune system to keep the deadly disease at bay.
Dr Manoj Kutteri, Director of Atmantan Wellness Centre, shares a list of ingredients that can help your fight the illness.
Also read: Know about metastatic cancer that Sonali Bendre has been diagnosed with

Turmeric

3 Feb, 2018

A number of studies have shown that curcumin (yellow chemical compound in turmeric) has got anti-cancerous properties. It has the ability to kill cancer cells and prevent more from growing. Curcumin inhibit growth of various cancer cells in bone, breast, brain, colon, stomach, bladder, kidney, prostate and ovary. It can also kill the cancer cells by apoptosis (a programmed cell death).

Ginger

3 Feb, 2018

Ginger has been considered ten thousand times more powerful than chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. It is an anti-oxidant and a natural cancer fighter. The active compounds 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol exhibit anti-cancer properties against the gastrointestinal tract and helps in cancer cell death.

Garlic

3 Feb, 2018

Garlic is another most important spice that is used in treating cancer. It has the ability to inhibit the production of cancer-causing properties, speed up the repairing process of DNA and to decelerate the proliferation of cancer cells.

Black Pepper

3 Feb, 2018

Black pepper contains anti-oxidant piperine. A study conducted in Michigan's cancer institute concluded that the black pepper along with turmeric can prevent the growth of cancerous stem cells in breast tumours.

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"When I was diagnosed with cancer that time, I was traumatised but when I look back, I feel it has given me new perspective to see life in a different light and lot of hope about many things in life. It also made me realize that how important my life and health is to me."

Asked Manisha what is the reason people from film industry are getting diagnosed with cancer, she said: "People know these things about bollywood celebrities because they are public figures but this disease so prevalent in our society. I read one statistics that in developing countries between every three individual one individual is diagnosed with cancer that is the reason why, we should do early check-ups because if you can detect it in early stage then you can treat really well."

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